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sometimes when a guy is out for that long they just never really catch back up, possibly compounded by the fact that he hasnt really had the time to adjust to a new team

the heat don't have anyone as good as jokic but the two teams are kind of the analogs of each other... both are deep with pretty good players and have pretty flexible lineups. it's fun to watch because the style of play pretty much requires every player to contribute on both ends. it also means you must have not just athletes but skilled athletes, and tho i understand the complaints about the small ball/3 pt revolution that aspect of it has been a boon to the league.

the heat play so hard def out perform their talent, theyre really well coached

guess they focus a lot on conditioning too which helps with the playing hard

yeah and their offense has so much motion, every player is always running around doing something

this game went into double OT at 131-131. the heat's announcer called it "a breathtaking NBA adventure"

james johnson has kinda been destroying millsap

"a breathtaking NBA adventure" <-- playoffs thread title plz

real tough loss for the nuggs here the west pack is breaking up a lil bit

james johnson sometimes has these stretches where he basically plays like lebron

bad timing for the nuggs

yeah and the rest of their schedule is brutal

kelly o dropped 30 on em

whatre they the wizards lol sick

nuggets begin their 7 game road trip by losing to the grizzlies and heat...

nuggs are terrible on the road, they are going to miss the playoffs

losing to the griz, a team currently executing one of the alltime tank jobs, is truly epic

now dray has a stomach contusion, not coming back out from the locker room...

actually might be a knee to the balls

The play that knocked Draymond Green out of the game, looked like Danny Green got him in the groin pic.twitter.com/g1SeNXCUup

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 20, 2018

heh

the long arc of history bends towards justice

LOL!

jesus 63-61 after 3. i had no idea quinn cook is on the warriors.

yeah hes been in and out on 10 days all year. i hope they sign him, they need a solid backup pg WAY more than one of their 9 centers. i say cut damien jones.

so proud of my spurs for hanging in there against the warriors who are missing their 4 best players

dubs stuck at 69 points.

nice

wait the jazz are 21-2 in their last 23 games????

yuup its wild

Yeah. The Jazz have been at least as hot as Houston, Portland or Toronto.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/us/politics/baseball-tax-law-.html

this is unexpected

oh hes crossed the line this time

Do NOT miss this breakdown of The BIGGEST UPSET in NCAA Tournament History! https://t.co/EzuZgjKh2H

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) March 20, 2018

could post on ncaa thread but i know all the coach nick fans are here. that virginia offense breakdown, my god

imo the jazz and blazers runs are cool but neither is a serious contender

the jazz can't score enough

portland will make the warriors actually try in the second round tho and if they're still getting healthy and/or just kinda messing around i could see portland being up 2-1 with a game 4 at home

assuming they get the 3 seed of course

neither is a serious contender

Having a hot streak is not the same as being a Conference Finals contender, but when you can win a dozen or more in a row after the All Star break, you're def no flash in the pan like Orlando was last Nov.

its funny both the celtics and the jazz are in serious what if situations with gordon hayward

this is good:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mid-range-jumper-is-the-nbas-worst-shot-except-for-the-golden-state-warriors-1521557144
Kerr and the management team emphasizing it (and signing good midrange shooters) knowing teams would be pushing them off the 3p line during the playoffs is a smart counter.

Klay Thompson is shooting 49% from the mid-range. Kevin Durant is shooting 50%. David West is shooting 50.8%. Curry is shooting a typically absurd 59.3%. That would be the single most efficient season from the mid-range since the NBA began tracking shot locations in 1996.

these two teams better be healthy and make it to the conf finals cos this matchup is gonna be good

Even after they added Chris Paul, who provides the offensive variety required when defenses make their inevitable playoff adjustments, the Rockets still rank last in the league in mid-range shots.

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that Taurean Prince is an Aries

Maybe the Rockets rank last in mid-range efficiency because they are coached to regard a mid-range shot as an absolute last resort in the final second of the shot clock, when all else has failed.

last in mid-range shots, not mid-range efficiency

midrange shots are fine from a variety standpoint but most of the dudes listed there get buckets from all over the court

Did you ever stop to think that maybe Taurus is ascendant in his second house?

Hmm, I never was a math whiz

This is mind blowing. Jazz defense since they last played Atlanta is almost 10 pts per 100 possessions better than anyone else in the NBA pic.twitter.com/njgIhixJyE

— David Locke (@Lockedonsports) March 20, 2018

crazy

defense translates to playoff success but having to rely on your stud rookie for your scoring load will probably backfire.

yeah i wldnt bet on them but still pretty nuts what theyve done especially considering where they were and that their #1 scorer is a rook

the pacers being a top 4 seed in the east is prob the single most unforeseen development of the season since ppl thought they might be like a bottom 5 team. but considering the competition in the west the jazz rising to the top of that pile of teams might be even crazier.

dipo turning into a superstar overnight is one of the biggest nba surprises in a while